Stocks Slip In Rising Trade; Wal-Mart Retakes Lost Ground

Stocks veered lower in heavy trade, with leaders under pressure Thursday after a raft of disappointing economic data. The Nasdaq slumped 0.8%. The S&P 500 shed 0.7% and the Dow Jones industrial average surrendered 0.5%. Volume climbed 35% on the NYSE and 9% on the Nasdaq, compared with the same time Wednesday. The stock market today opened with Nasdaq 100 stocks showing broad, but modest ...

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